Peter Grahame Woolf writing for Musical Pointers
Han Gal: Violin Concerto, Violin Concertino & Triptych for Orchestra.
Annette-Barbara Vogel,
Northern Sinfonia / Kenneth Woods
…….The two concertante works for violin from the ’30s, excellently played and recorded, are delightful, provided you accept that Gál was one of his generation not caught up in the European modernist trends. They both merit consideration by up-coming violinists seeking out repertoire.
Like a Franz Schmidt, Gál was content to compose within the tradition of late romanticism, and it served him well for a large catalogue of music which merits thorough investigation and live performance.
The Op 100 orchestral work is substantial and could well have been put out as a Symphony. A splendid CD which should give pleasure and satisfaction to collectors and which deserves to feature on radio programmes everywhere.
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